Originally Posted by sarettah

A little off topic but related.

A lot of people seem to be confused between news reporting and editorial content.

When a station like CNN has a panel of commentators, that is usually editorial. It is their opinion. And yes, CNN will often be stacked on the left hand side of that, but that is NOT and should never be confused with news reporting.

News reporting is stating the facts, or at least the facts that are known at the time of the story. CNN, and many other outlets, do end up retracting stories at times. That is because the competition to be first to report a hot story often results in a story being reported using information that has not been very well verified.

IMHO you can usually tell a REAL news source by their willingness to retract a story in the face of new, better information. The FAKE news sources tend to hold on to the story and claim that everyone else is wrong and they are right even in the face of overwhelming information to the contrary.

Cliff Notes:

In Sarettah's oh so very humble opinion:

1. People tend to confuse News Reporting (statement of facts) with Editorials (statements of opinion).

2. A REAL news source will correct their story in light of better information while a FAKE news source will not.

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